Thales, a French manufacturer of transportation technologies, plans to build a 4.4 km long railway to connect the Bajo de la Cabezuela dock in the port of Cadiz (southern Spain) with the Las Aletas station, which is located on the main route to Seville.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €250 million loan to finance the construction of the second track of the railway connecting the Divača transport hub with the port of Koper in Slovenia.
A new grain storage terminal will be built on the Danube by Soul Marine, a company established in early summer.
The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company is currently discussing the scope, terms and other conditions of cooperation with European cargo owners on the transportation of agricultural products via the Danube to Constanta.
Starting July 10, the Italian company Lugo Terminal will increase the frequency of trains on the route Parma (north of the country) – Giovinazzo (southeast coast) from three to five times a week in both directions.
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) will increase the length of each of the six tracks at the Baltic Rail Gate intermodal terminal (Lübeck-Travemünde) from 600 m to 750 m (which corresponds to the standard length of trains in Europe), which will reduce shunting time and increase the handling of semi-trailers from 140,000 to 240,000 per year.
The Klaipeda State Seaport Authority has announced a tender for the port’s water area cleaning, which resulted in the signing of a three-year contract with the Belgian company Jan de Nul N.V. The total investment amount is €4.9 million.
Following approval by the Council of Ministers, the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) has announced a tender for the construction of a new intermodal complex in the port of Sagunto located near Valencia in eastern Spain.
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have proposed the deployment of the European gauge on railways to Lviv and Chisinau.
The French transport company CMA CGM is offering its updated Duisburg Express Rail Shuttle service, which connects the RWG and ECT Delta-HPH 2 terminals in Rotterdam with the D3T tri-modal complex in Duisburg.